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The magnitude and origins of storage losses in Nigerian yams
Author(s) -
Coursey D. G.
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740120807
Subject(s) - sprouting , dioscorea , desiccation , horticulture , biology , botany , toxicology , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Experiments on the storage behaviour of yams ( Dioscorea spp.) in the Eastern Region of Nigeria have shown that very serious losses of weight occur during even a few months' storage under normal Nigerian conditions, and that these losses are greatly enhanced when rotting of the tubers occurs, although they are little affected by sprouting. Water loss arising from desiccation of the tubers only accounts for a portion of the total loss. A limited degree of success has been achieved in reducing storage losses by fungicidal treatments.